"As long as you don't get out of the gate of the Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion, even if you think about it behind closed doors, do you have to be locked in the house like a prison?" Song Miaoxue thinks it should be like this.

Lu Qingrong doesn't think so, after all, it was the Queen Mother who personally punished her, I'm afraid no one would dare to disobey the yin so much.

But she didn't say anything to retort.

Instead, Lu Qianyu asked: "You weren't there at the time, how do you know how the Queen Mother was punished?" ”

Song Miaoxue was a little speechless for a moment, she was indeed not there, this was just her guess, she looked around as if asking for help, pointed to the easternmost table in the front row and said, "Let's go and ask the county lord of Kangning, she must know!" ”

"Okay!" Lu Qianyu naturally refused to admit defeat.

Lu Qingrong looked in the direction she pointed, and saw four girls sitting at the easternmost table in the front row, all of whom knew each other, He Qingwan was sitting on the right of the county lord of Kangning, and Tang Yue and Tang Shan from the Yanguo Mansion were on the left.

The moment he saw He Qingwan, Lu Qingrong's eyebrows wrinkled unconsciously.

In fact, she didn't have any dislike for He Qingwan, and she had met a few times in the women's school, He Qingwan didn't talk much, and she was very polite when she spoke occasionally, and the communication between the two was extremely peaceful.

Lu Qingrong didn't have the heart to explore her, whether she was really docile or inherited Qiu Muyun's original little white flower temperament, it didn't make a difference to her.

But after all, Yin Pingru was also present today, and Lu Qingrong felt that it was better to have more than less.

It's just that Lu Qianyu has seen Lu Qingrong in the women's school these days, and He Qingwan is the same as everyone else, so she has already thrown the twists and turns out of the clouds.

At this moment, Lu Qianyu had already pulled Yin Pingru's sleeve, and begged softly to take the third and fourth sisters to the table of the county lord of Kangning County to sit with the classmates of the female school.

Don't look at Lu Qianyu, she is always a little timid when she sees Lu Yiduo on weekdays, but as soon as she was replaced by Yin Pingru, she immediately turned into a person of action.

Lu Qingrong didn't have time to stop her.

As soon as Yin Pingru heard that she was a classmate of the female school, she didn't stop her, but just smiled and instructed: "We are guests in the Hou Mansion, we must abide by the rules, and we must not be too playful." ”

And the Geng family on the side even looked around dizzily, where could he still take care of restraining Lu Manyu.

Seeing this, Lu Qingrong was a little helpless, but he was also relieved by the soft and calm smile on his mother's face.

And she looked around just now, but she didn't see Qiu Muyun's figure, so she followed Lu Qianyu and Lu Manyu to the table of the county lord of Kangning.

Song Miaoxue also came along.

Next to the large round elm table, there were originally only four girls sitting, but now there are four more, which is just right, not crowded.

Everyone greeted each other.

The county lord of Kangning is still noble and cold, and he doesn't pay much attention to people.

Tang Shan was still not as easy-going and gentle as Tang Yue, and just nodded a little arrogantly.

When Lu Qingrong saw Tang Shan, she felt that as a concubine, although she couldn't go to the banquet in the palace, she was able to be brought to the Hou Mansion today, which showed that she was still very favored at home, and it was not for nothing that she was arrogant.

As soon as everyone sat down, Song Miaoxue first asked He Qingwan, "Why didn't you see your mother?" ”

This is asking Qiu Muyun.

Among the few people present, Qiu Jinting's mother, Princess Chengyang, didn't pay much attention to this kind of banquet, and it depended on her mood whether she came or not.

And the ladies of the Yanguo Mansion sat in the middle of the front row.

Only He Qingwan's mother didn't see it, so Song Miaoxue asked.

In fact, Lu Qingrong was also a little puzzled in his heart, silently waiting to listen to He Qingwan's answer.

"My mother is not in good health now, and she is afraid of sitting outside for a long time, so the cold wind is blowing. At this moment, he is resting in the Qinyi Courtyard of the Hou Mansion, and he will come back after the banquet. ”

He Qingwan's voice was already small, but now that everyone was sitting outside, it seemed even weaker.

When Lu Qingrong heard this, his doubts did not decrease at all, can he not come if he is unwell...... And looking at He Qingwan's appearance when he spoke, he was still a little shy.

Song Miaoxue got the answer, and had no intention of continuing to ask. She had something more curious.

"Do you think that the prince of Jingyuan will participate in the dragon boat race today? What did the Queen Mother say at the time? Is this closed-door thinking that as long as you don't leave the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion? If the prince comes for a while, is it considered to be a protest? ”

Song Miaoxue asked in one breath.

Among the people present, only the county lord of Kangning and Tang Yue have been to the flower appreciation banquet.

Tang Yue didn't know how to answer her questions for a while.

And Qiu Jinting opened his mouth: "How can the Queen Mother have the kung fu to say so much, it doesn't matter whether she locks herself in the house or in the house, it's all up to her consciousness." In short, within this month, he didn't want to enter the palace again. ”

When Lu Qingrong heard this, she knew that she was not too sure. It seems that what the Queen Mother said at that time should have been a little vague.

At this time, Tang Yue said his guess: "I don't think the prince should participate in the dragon boat race." Since there is this will of 'thinking behind closed doors', even if the Queen Mother did not say it to death, for the sake of the reputation of the prince, Mrs. Wu will not let him appear on the occasion of today's guests in the mansion, right? ”

Everyone nodded one after another, feeling that Tang Yue's words made sense.

Lu Manyu on the side was a little disappointed.

She grew up in the capital since she was a child, and she heard countless rumors about the prince of Jingyuan, but she had never seen it with her own eyes. Lu Manyu didn't care about his notorious conduct, but she looked forward to it because Xu Ying often mentioned his handsome appearance.

At this time, Lu Qingrong was a little inexplicably worried.

Originally, she thought that she would not see Jiang Xuan today, but just after listening to Tang Yue's words, especially the sentence "For the sake of the reputation of the prince", she suddenly felt that maybe Jiang Xuan might come over for a while.

The answer was soon revealed.

Mrs. Wu, who was sitting in the middle of the first row, saw that almost all the guests had arrived, so she slowly stood up and turned around to say kind words to everyone.

It is nothing more than to welcome everyone to come to the Hou Mansion to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, and what colorful things will be on the winning side of the dragon boat race.

Lu Qingrong looked at Mrs. Wu in front of her, wearing a purple embroidered plum blossom placket and a crimson horse-faced skirt, and the red gold and ruby tassel hairpin she wore in her bun kept swinging as she spoke.

Lu Qingrong felt that instead of being more tired due to her age, she was much more energetic than she was weak ten years ago.

Mrs. Wu didn't say much before announcing the start of the dragon boat race.

At this time, among the two dragon boats in Jinghu, many teenagers boarded.

Although everyone's costumes were prepared by themselves, they all changed into short brown dresses.

Ten teenagers sat on each of the red and blue boats, divided into two rows, each holding an oar in his hand.

Lu Qingrong looked at it from a distance, and it was easy to find Lu Chengjie and Lu Chengxi sitting on the red boat, and the rest of the people didn't know each other.

Most of these teenagers are the same age as Lu Chengxi, and Lu Chengjie is basically the eldest among them.

It can be seen that Jiang Xuan is not among them.

On the two dragon boats, in addition to the people with oars, there is also a big drum on the bow of each boat.

In front of the big drum above the blue boat, there was already a young man, sitting with his back to the bow of the boat, and he couldn't see his face clearly from a distance, but his body was slightly thin, and Lu Qingrong looked at it with a feeling of "the drumstick in his hand must be very heavy".

This is the person in command on the blue boat.

At this time, Song Miaoxue quietly told them that this was the second master of the Marquis of Jingyuan's mansion.

It turned out that this was Jiang Ke, but it was very much the style of Mrs. Wu when she was young. Lu Qingrong quipped in his heart.

The command position on the red boat next to it was empty.

From this point of view, the vacant position should be reserved for Jiang Xuan, right?

But until the rest of the teenagers waited for about two pillars of incense on the dragon boat, everyone still didn't see Jiang Xuan.

Finally, a young man in a royal blue shirt hurried over to sit in that position, and the game began.

The clothes were not changed, so it can be seen that they were temporarily pulled to fill the number.

At the beginning of the race, the two dragon boats slowly marched from west to east to the sound of neat drums.

Although the drums are neat, most of the people on the boat are officials who can't carry their shoulders and can't carry their hands, and in their chaotic rocking oars, it is not easy for the dragon boat to move forward.

But the interest of the people watching from the shore was not diminished in the slightest.

Especially Lu Qianyu, who was beside Lu Qingrong, was very nervous clutching the teacup in her hand.

Just when a young man on the red boat dropped his oar into the river, Lu Qianyu shook his hand, and all the tea in the cup was spilled on himself.

Lu Manyu and the others laughed and bent over one by one because of the oars, and they didn't care about anything else at all.

In the end, only Lu Qingrong, who didn't care much about the result of the game, accompanied Lu Qianyu to retreat and get dressed.

The banquet of the Hou Mansion was naturally well prepared.

As soon as Lu Qingrong and the two of them stood up, a green-clothed maid in the house stepped forward and led them to the Lichun Courtyard not far behind.

Lichun Courtyard was originally a place for listening to operas in the Hou Mansion, and it was not inhabited on weekdays, but today it is used as a place for guests to freshen up and rest.

Those teenagers who just raced the dragon boat were changed here.

Because Lu Qianyu and the others were female dependents, the maid in Tsing Yi took them to the innermost row before entering the east room.

As soon as he entered, Lu Qingrong didn't have time to see the furnishings in the house clearly, and was choked by a strong fragrance that seemed to be a mixture of sandalwood and roses, leaving only Lu Fangyu with a sentence "Waiting for you outside".

Lu Qingrong has always been very sensitive to taste, and at this time he ran out covering his nose, and when he saw that there was no one in the courtyard, he gasped out a little out of shape.

A chuckle came from above the courtyard, which made Lu Qingrong startled.

When I looked up, I saw that on the two-story building built for watching the play in front, there was a figure standing on the railing.

Lu Qingrong was embarrassed to be seen, and looked away a little embarrassed, so he didn't see the faces of the people upstairs clearly.

But Lu Qingrong, who was standing in the courtyard with his head down, soon heard a sound of footsteps descending the stairs, and when he looked up again, the person who came was already in front of him. RS